Cubs 7, White Sox 0
<p>CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and Julio Borbon hit a two-run home run and the Cubs beat the White Sox.
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Cardinals 6, Royals 3
<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Yadier Molina homered and drove in four runs to help St. Louis beat slumping Kansas City.
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Blue Jays 9, Braves 3
<p>TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Colby Rasmus and J.P. Arencibia each had a two-run shot and Toronto beat Atlanta.
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Twins 6, Brewers 3
<p>MILWAUKEE — Joe Mauer wound up with a home run instead of a double after umpires went to video replay, and Minnesota beat Milwaukee.
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Astros 3, Rockies 2
<p>HOUSTON — Brandon Barnes hit a last at-bat, two-out RBI ground-rule double in the 12th inning to lift Houston to a win over the Colorado.
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D’backs 5, Rangers 3
<p>PHOENIX — Tyler Skaggs, just called up from the minors, struck out nine in six scoreless innings and Arizona held on to beat Texas in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Verlander, Tigers top Bucs
<p>DETROIT — Justin Verlander struck out 13 in seven innings, and Jhonny Peralta had four hits to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday.
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Aceves delivers as Boston tops Phils
<p>BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia and Mike Napoli homered in the first inning as the Boston Red Sox jumped to an early lead and coasted to a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday nigh
Mariners 9, Padres 0
<p>SEATTLE — Aaron Harang threw a four-hitter, Jason Bay hit his first career leadoff homer and Michael Morse added a three-run shot as part of Seattle’s four-run first inning as the Mariners
Orioles 6, Nationals 2
<p>WASHINGTON — Jason Hammel held the Nationals to two runs in his longest start of the season, and Baltimore beat Washington.
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